Travel Tips for Phoenix-Mesa: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mesa Wikitravel Website:http://wikitravel.org/en/Mesa
Mike Summers - November 2012:
Frontier started flying to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in November 2012. The airport code is AZA. Here's the airport website: http://www.phxmesagateway.org/ . Only Alamo, Hertz, and Enterprise have rental car counters at the airport. Here's a website for some of the surrounding cities near the airport: http://www.visitgateway.com/ . Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is a nice back-up to Phoenix Skyharbor Airport.
Cheryl Hydrick - July 2007:
The Biltmore offers specials in the summer for around $140 for a room. The golf course charge is very low (?50) if you stay at the hotel and includes a cart. (Every president since Herbert Hoover has played the Biltmore.) Many famous people live on the course, Paul Harvey, Glen Campbell, Michael Jordan just sold his place etc. The resort and pools are amazing, kind of like the Broadmoor. Eat at Chelsea's Cafe near Camelback and be sure to go to Trader Jo's grocery.
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Mesa Wikitravel Website: http://wikitravel.org/en/Mesa
Mike Summers - November 2012:
Frontier started flying to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in November 2012. The airport code is AZA. Here's the airport website:
http://www.phxmesagateway.org/ . Only Alamo, Hertz, and Enterprise have rental car counters at the airport. Here's a website for some of the surrounding cities near the airport: http://www.visitgateway.com/ . Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is a nice back-up to Phoenix Skyharbor Airport.
Cheryl Hydrick - July 2007:
The Biltmore offers specials in the summer for around $140 for a room. The golf course charge is very low (?50) if you stay at the hotel and includes a cart. (Every president since Herbert Hoover has played the Biltmore.) Many famous people live on the course, Paul Harvey, Glen Campbell, Michael Jordan just sold his place etc. The resort and pools are amazing, kind of like the Broadmoor. Eat at Chelsea's Cafe near Camelback and be sure to go to Trader Jo's grocery.
Mike Summers - December 2011:
I did a quick trip to Phoenix to get away from the Denver cold. My trip centered in east Phoenix and Tempe. I visited Pagago Park for a run/jog. It's located by the Phoenix Zoo and Phoenix Botanical Gardens. If you like hiking or running, this park is for you. It's located just ten minutes from the airport. The park has quite a history. Here's two websites for the park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papago_Park and http://phoenix.gov/recreation/rec/parks/preserves/locations/papago/index.html . I didn't visit the zoo which is nearby, but here is two websites:
http://www.phoenixzoo.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheonix_Zoo . Also nearby is the Phoenix Botanical Garden. Here's a website:
http://www.dbg.org/ that describes the Garden. Also just south of Pagago Park is the spring home of the Oakland Athletics Baseball Team, which is Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Here's two websites about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Municipal_Stadium and
http://phoenix.gov/SPORTS/phxmuni.html. You'll need to check the Oakland website for spring training games and dates. The Rockies also call Phoenix their Spring Training home. Here's a website for the Rockies facilty:
http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/economic/springtraining/location.asp . I also visited the Hall of Flame - National Firefighting Hall of Heroes. It houses many firefighting exhibits, which kids young and old alike would enjoy. Here's two websites: http://www.hallofflame.org/ and
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g31310-d127090-Reviews-Hall_of_Flame_Museum_of_Firefighting-Phoenix_Arizona.html for the Museum. Just about two miles south of the Museum is the Arizona State University Campus and the Mill Avenue District. There's many restaurants, stores, and nightlife along Mill Avenue; here's two websites: http://millavenue.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Avenue. Here's some information about the ASU campus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_University and http://www.asu.edu/map/interactive/ . Here's two other great places to gather and eat in the Tempe area: One is Casey Moore's Oyster House (Website: http://www.caseymoores.com/Caseys/Home.html ) and the other is Electric Dave's Brewpub (Website:
http://daveselectricbrewpub.com/home/ ). Both of these establishments are located within walking distanvce of Mill Avenue and the ASU campus. I rented a car while I was there, but there are other transportation options including buses and light rail. Here's two websites:
( http://phoenix.gov/transportation/index.html and http://www.tempetourism.com/get-to-know-tempe/Transportation.aspx ) that will help get you around. Here's some other tourist attraction ideas in the Phoenix area that you can visit: http://www.visitphoenix.com/index.aspx and
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2808240-phoenix_things_to_do-i and
http://www.arizonaguide.com/landing/visit-phoenix-az?s_kwcid=TC-9267-2837114084-e-303202895 . Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale are great places to visit. I'm not much of a golfer, but I know there's many great courses and spas that you can visit and share on this website.
Enjoy!
Mike Summers